Buggery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌɡəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buggery is a noun meaning (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Anal sex.
Meaning
(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Anal sex.
More Meanings
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland, slang) A broken or damaged condition.
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland, vulgar, slang) Synonym of bugger.
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland, vulgar, colloquial) Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.
Example Sentences
It's gone to buggery.
Did he help? Did he buggery!
Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable crime of buggery […] shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than ten years.
Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable Crime of Buggery, committed either with Mankind or with any Animal, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Ten Years.
Word Forms
- buggeries
Synonyms for buggery
Depending on context, synonyms include heck, fuck, bugger, sodomy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sodomy, buggering, buggerer, bugger, buggeree, buttplugging.
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Sources & Attribution
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